i m pamela brown in washington. the top stories for you on this saturday night. protesters rally across the nation one day after the city of memphis releases the horrific video showing the violent arrest of tyre nichols. plus ukraine claims russia is pounding a key town near donetsk. and president trump meeting with voters in two key states as he jump starts his third push toward the white house. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin tonight in memphis, where the fallout from the killing of tyre nichols is leading to a major move by the police department there. tyre nichols did not deserve this at all whatsoever. moving forward, i just don t know what can help this city. today peaceful protests have been unfolding in memphis and other american cities outraged by the killing of tyre nichols by five police officers now charged with second degree murder. we want to warn you. the police video you are about to see is graphic and deeply troubling. three weeks ago nichols l
millennials trying to be more ecofriendly. i think that s great. i was just at a consignment store today. thanks so much. well, the next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. we want peace. we want peaceful protests. that s what the family wants. that s what the community wants. they have come out in a way that is in conjunction with what the family has asked for. they have been peaceful while they protest, but they are very, very disturbed. we re out here today because we believe that no one else should go through what tyre nichols went through. they are grateful that the video came out, so now the whole world knows what happened, that he was defenseless, that he was hopeless. look at how they dragged him out of the car. there was no human inside of those men. maybe we do have faith and hope that the system is going to get it right this time. i m pamela brown in washington, and you are in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour in memphis, tenness
welcome to our viewers in the u.s., canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn, newsroom. calls for justice and cities across the u.s. after the brutal beating of nichols. the controversial police unit linked to his death has been dismantled. palestinian tensions soaring, now israel s minister is outlining a new plan. new zealand s most populous city begins to recover after devastating and deadly flooding. alive from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with layla. the memphis police department announced the permanent and to a special anticrime unit known as scorpion. the move comes one day after the city released police videos of five officers beating nichols on generate 27. police have confirmed all of the officers were with the special unit. some of the images you are about to see maybe disturbing. scorpion was created over a year ago in response to rising homicides and violent crime. why the officers targeted nichols that night is unclear. nichols was unarmed and
hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m lynda kinkade. ahead on cnn newsroom calls for justice after the brutal beating of a 29-year-old man in memphis. the controversial police unit linked to his death has now been dismantled. israeli palestinian tensions soaring amid a wave of violence. prime minister netanyahu outlines a new plan after two attacks in jerusalem. and new zealand s most popular city begins to recover after devastating and deadly flooding. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, from lynda kinkade. the memphis police department has announced the permanent end of a special anti-crime unit known as scorpion. it comes just a day after the city released graphic videos of five scorpion officers fatally beating 29-year-old tyre nichols. police have confirmed all the officers were with the special unit. some of the images you re about to see may be disturbing. scorpion was created over a ye
viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m lynda kinkade. good to have you with us. ahead on cnn newsroom it s in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the scorpion unit. activists hail a victory in the fight for police reform. it comes after the release of video showing the fatal beating of tyre nichols. details plus where the case against the officers involved goes from here. donald trump says he s even more angry about the direction of the country as he hits the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 u.s. presidential election. and he has advice for one of his potential rivals. and the australian open men s final is underway this hour. we ll break down the highlights of the match so far with cnn s sports coy wire. when 29-year-old tyre nichols is laid to rest this wednesday in memphis, tennessee, it will be in a city that no longer has a special police unit known as scorpion. activists had been demanding the anti-crime squad be terminat